36 Don't underestimate amateur writers

It was late at night, the sea breeze was much stronger than during the day, and the Pearl and the surrounding fleet had put up their sails, and a storm was taking place not far to the west, and the winds and waves had even reached the sea. Except for one jolt before the black ship sank, the Pearl never bumped again, no matter how much wind and waves it encountered.

In the cabin, the Night Sparrow and the Snow Dog were already asleep, and they racked their brains to come up with a suitable solution, but fortunately, there was still plenty of time, and Milo suggested that the couple should have a good rest first. He and Erin sat in their chairs, resting in the dim light of the oil light.

There was a shuffled sound of footsteps at the door of the cabin, it was the soldiers changing the guard.

Erin is still seriously flipping through Charlie's Candy Wonderland, how much does she like this book? Milo didn't read the book, but counted the entanglements in his bag, and there were still 300 gold coins! Captain Finn had repeatedly said that "gold is the best ticket", but in the current situation, this may not apply.

"You say, 'What is the penalty for treason?' Erin's question was serious, but her tone was natural, and she was still buried in her book, staring at the words on it.

"I don't know the specifics, but the lightest is exile." Milo's answer also seemed very honest, without the slightest nervousness or fear.

Erin smiled and continued to read, while saying, "If you are executed, it is probably by cutting off your head." Eh – there's a king in this book who always shouts, 'Cut off their heads!'" He made everyone around him afraid of him. ”

"Fortunately, I'm not afraid of cutting off my head." Milo also said with a smile and put down his bags.

"If you're not afraid, I won't be afraid." Erin said, her smile fading and her eyelids sinking.

"Hopefully it won't bother them." Melo pointed to the sleeping Snow Dog and the Night Sparrow.

"Well," Erin finally closed the book, "like you said, don't involve unrelated people, and you wouldn't be interned with me if I hadn't had too much to do." ”

Milo sighed and said, "You, you're blaming yourself again......"

"Yes, yes," Erin interrupted Milo, "I'm not masochistic, let's think about what to eat tomorrow." ”

The two smiled wryly.

"If the ship arrives at Wall Harbor, we'll be sent to a different place for trial, right?" Erin asked after laughing.

"Hmm." Milo replied, "It was predicted that I would be sent into the Misty Jungle. He remembered Domi's prophecy about his fate, which had been a regular in his nightmares for two years.

"Yike...... That's terrible! Erin said with a slight trepidation, then changed the subject, "But ...... I'm a little reluctant to part with you......"

As soon as Milo wanted to say something, Erin spoke again: "If you were really exiled or beheaded, would you ask to see your uncle one last time?" ”

Meeting his father was once a core part of Milo's inner pain, but at this time, he hesitated a little in the face of Erin's question, and after a short silence, he nodded slightly.

"That's right, Milo." Erin turned sad to happy and smiled and said, "Let Uncle know that you still have him in mind." ”

Tears almost welled up in Milo's eyes, and he chose to turn his back to Erin and not let him see it. Erin continues to open the book and wander through the candy dream.

The fiery morning glow appeared in the east, and the sea seemed to continue the previous day's war, and the vast expanse was all red. Anyone with experience knows that today's weather is not suitable for sailing, which means that the Pearl and other ships still do not have to anchor.

Erin only slept briefly in the middle of the night, and Melo stayed awake all night.

Before breakfast time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the cabin, but the people in the room noticed that it was not a changing of the guard, as if someone was visiting alone.

There was no knocking, the door was gently pushed open, and an unexpected man walked in—Koran Dutwid.

With the same grace as ever, Kelan's appearance surprised the four of them - why did the soldiers standing guard outside let her pass?

"Good morning, my friends," Koran greeted politely, gently closing the door. Night Sparrow and Snow Dog were seeing this man for the first time, and they looked at it carefully. Klan continued: "I am very sorry for what happened to you. I have the privilege of being here to speak with you, because I am still an amateur writer, and your experience happens to be very special material at the moment, so I beg the captains and the commanders of the soldiers to let me come in and talk to you. With that, she bowed to the four of them.

Night Sparrow and Snow Dog were angry and amused, and although Kran's intentions were devoid of any taunt or malice, they were still slightly disappointed, thinking that she could help her. And Milo and Erin didn't want to involve Kolan in their own affairs, so they smiled bitterly and acquiesced.

"So Milo, can you tell me about your escape?" Kelan asked solemnly, found a chair and sat down slowly.

"Shall I tell you?" Erin interjected.

"Hey, Erin can do it too."

Erin asked for Milo's opinion with her eyes, and Milo nodded in agreement.

Erin's narrative is very general and general, starting with the group starting from Windwalk Town to "avoid the limelight", docking at Sick Island and Golden City successively, only to be recognized and flee urgently, and finally board the Pearl in Deeds Village. In his account, he does not mention any of the ship's names or people's names, in order not to implicate them, including, of course, the two captains and crews, Fin and Hule, who are honest and trustworthy.

Kelan listened quietly, occasionally nodding her head to indicate that the content was very engaging, and a kind smile was always on her face. When Erin's narration was over, Kran laughed, "Your experience is so exciting! To be honest, judging from the identities and physical characteristics of the four friends, it is enough to show off for a while if they can escape layers of pursuit and inspection, and they were not arrested and detained until they are here. ”

The four of them also smiled helplessly, and what Kelan said was right: a tall and heroic "Undead of Tum City", a well-looking Wanyuan Sect believer, and a magician couple with obvious dark skin and either war makeup or scars on their faces...... It's a miracle that these four recognizable people get together and go undetected.

"Thank you for the recognition," Milo half-joked, "but that's the end of our story, and I hope to give you some good material." With that, he smiled, but the smile faded away.

Kelan smiled too, with a gentle, gentle smile, and she replied slowly, "I'll make good use of this material, but—" She said with her eyes narrowed and pretending to be mysterious:

"If there is a battle mage to help you escape before the end of this story, can the story continue?"

The four of them were not stupid, they all understood the meaning of this sentence, but before they could react and ask questions, Kelan suddenly changed his tone, his eyes quickly scanned the four people in front of him, and asked seriously and decisively, "Want to go?" Want to stay? ”

The four of them looked at each other, but quickly reached a consensus, and they nodded to Kelan together: Go!

Kran didn't answer, stood up, walked to the window of the cabin, stretched out the white wooden cane in his hand, and muttered something silently - in an instant, a signal flare emitting red smoke was launched into the air, marking a red smoke track, reaching the highest point, and then slowly falling. Milo and the others couldn't see what was happening outside the window, but they didn't dare to ask more.

"Follow me." Kelan pulled back his cane and walked briskly to the door of the cabin. The four hesitated for a moment, as there were still guards at the door, but Milo quickly took the first step, and the other three followed.

The four of them walked out the door only to find that the guards had fallen to the ground, completely unconscious!

"We're not going to kill anyone!" Erin was frightened and said in a panic.

"It's just asleep." Kelan said coldly, and continued to walk out without looking back, her attitude at this time was in great contrast to the gentleness and elegance just now.

The four hesitated again, and Night Sparrow immediately felt the pulse of one of the fallen soldiers, and then said reassuringly, "Alive." They continued to follow Kolan.

Not only the four people at the door, but all the soldiers in the corridor from the cabin to the deck fainted to the ground. "Take their weapons." Koran ordered the four. This time they didn't hesitate and just did it.

Milo and the others suddenly felt an inexplicable fear: it was only possible that these soldiers had fainted before Klan entered the cabin, and she had been very patient to listen to Irene's story! Unless all this is aided by someone else - but it is clear that Koran has been acting alone so far.

There were no other passengers or sailors along the way, and according to the time reckoning, most people should have had breakfast in the ballroom at this time. Milo probably guessed Klan's method: to use special means to stun the guards outside, possibly magic or drugs, and lead the four of them to escape while everyone was going to the banquet hall for breakfast. This man: Koran Dutved – a battle mage, a librarian, an amateur writer, and a terrible profession for the devil...... She's so bold and meticulous that she's not in vain to be ranked second on the list of battle mages.

But there's an important question: What was Klan's motive for saving them?

When Kelan led Milo and the others to the deck, there were still a few passengers on the deck, and what worried Milo and the others the most was that those soldiers were all on the bow deck, and there were more than thirty people. The soldiers were taken aback by the sudden appearance of Milo and the others, and soon the first mate was informed that their prisoner had escaped from his captivity. The other soldiers quickly recovered from their shock and surrounded the five men. Kelan had already expected the reaction of the soldiers, and led the four of them to occupy the starboard guardrail of the ship, with their backs to the sea, facing the soldiers who were surrounded from three sides, and the four of them raised their weapons and put on a confrontational posture.

Most of the soldiers had concentrated their weapons, and at the moment they were bare-handed, only the guards guarding Milo and the others were holding their weapons, but they were now sleeping in the cabins and corridors. In the face of no one holding only swords, more than 30 soldiers were helpless and could only surround and stalemate.

"How did you get out?" The first mate came out of the crowd and faced Kelan and the four people behind him, "What kind of writer are you, you are actually in the same league as a wanted criminal!" The first mate was furious, and his face instantly turned hideous.

"Not a writer, an amateur writer." Still speaking gracefully and slowly, "And I'm not the one who is going to take them away—" Milo, Erin, and Nightfinch looked at Kran strangely, and the first mate on the other side was confused.

"Who's that?" The first mate asked angrily.

"They—"

Koran gracefully raised his left hand from the side, and pointed behind the Pearl with his backhand with his cane—

At this time, everyone suddenly noticed that a brig was approaching from the right rear of the Pearl at high speed, almost clinging to the right guardrail of the Pearl, and the distance between the two ships was not enough for the length of a person! What was even more shocking was that the brig slowed down in an instant and came to a halt side by side with the Pearl.

Since the brig was much lower than the pearl's hull, its huge sails became the backdrop behind Kolan, which was spectacular.

"Everyone," Koran smiled slightly—

"If you don't mind, allow me, an amateur writer, to continue writing the story that is about to end."